vikas_sethi Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Hi : I am planning to do some indoor family portraits. I will be shooting 35mm film/slides . The only help I have is the 580 Ex flash. I was curious what all different film/slides and ISO Speed should I try ? Since I am new to portrait-shooting, y;r suggestions will be very helpful. Thanks, Vikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klix Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 SEARCH "portrait film" - you'll be amazed by how many times this question has been asked before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Dainis Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 ...and the answer usually is, Fuji NPS 160, Fuji NPH 400 or Kodak UC 400 for good flesh tones. James G. Dainis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_fitzmaurice Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Vikas, There are many films that are excellent for portraits; however, it might help to know a little about what you are going for. Do you want high saturation colours, or natural, or low? Do you want low contrast, or medium, or high? How important is keping the grain low? For example... Kodak Portra NC will give you low grain, low contrast, but also low saturation. UC400 will give you very high saturation (while still giving natural fleshtones), but also medium to high contrast. Agfa Optima II 400 will give you beautiful bright colours, and medium to low saturation, but signifigantly more grain. Of course, these are by no means the only films you could choose. It all depends on what you are looking for. The good news is that we have an emberassment of riches. Rasther than picking "the best" film, we have many wonderful films and can pick the one that gives us exactly what we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitmstr Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 not to mention what you intend to do with the pix: prints, scanning, how large the prints? All of this should contribute to a more informed answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikas_sethi Posted January 18, 2005 Author Share Posted January 18, 2005 The intent to shoot family portraits and get them printed, anywhere from 8x12 to 12x18. I have only 35mm film equipment. Yalp I want to minimize grain, some saturation will be great as long as the skin-tones look natural. I noticed, I get really slow shutter speeds, whil shooting indoor with a flash. This prompted to think if ISO 100 was an option at all and hence this question . Y;r suggestions are welcome. Thanks, Vikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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